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family therapy in the treatment of overweight children  

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  • It is commonly recognized that the intervention of choice for overweight children is a change in lifestyle. As family environment serves as the main context of change in children's weight-related behaviors, family-based intervention is an integral part of treatment and prevention. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Family Therapy in the Treatment of Overweight Children]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XRBC7BM5-V

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